PLC Programming

4 - The Individual Components
Status bar
Context Menu
If you doubleclick with the mouse in the message window on a message or press , the editor
opens with the object. The relevant line of the object is selected. With the commands 'Edit' 'Next error'
and 'Edit' 'Previous error' you can can quickly jump between the error messages.
The display of the message window is optional (see 'Window' 'Messages').
The status bar at the bottom of the window frame of the main window in CoDeSys gives you
information about the current project and about menu commands.
If an item is relevant, then the concept appears on the right side of the status bar in black script,
otherwise in gray script.
When you are working in online mode, the concept Online appears in black script. If you are working
in the offline mode it appears in gray script.
In Online mode you can see from the status bar whether you are in the simulation (SIM), the program
is being processed (RUNS ), a breakpoint is set (BP), or variables are being forced (FORCE).
With text editor the line and column number of the current cursor position is indicated (e.g. Line:5,
Col.:11). In online mode 'OV' is indicated black in the status bar. Pressing the key switches
between Overwrite and Insert mode.
If the mouse point is in a visualization, the current X and Y position of the cursor in pixels relative to
the upper left corner of the screen is given. If the mouse pointer is on an Element, or if an element is
being processed, then its number is indicated. If you have an element to insert, then it also appears
(e.g. Rectangle).
If you have chosen a menu command but haven't yet confirmed it, then a short description appears in
the status bar.
The display of the statusbar is optional (see 'Project' 'Options' category Desktop).
Shortcut: +
Instead of using the menu bar for executing a command, you can use the right mouse button. The
menu which then appears contains the most frequently used commands for a selected object or for
the active editor. The choice of the available commands adapts itself automatically to the active
window. The choice of the available commands adapts itself automatically to the active window.
4.2 Project Options...
'Project' 'Options'
With this command the dialog box for setting options is opened. The options are divided into different
categories. Choose the desired category on the left side of the dialog box by means of a mouse click
or using the arrow keys and change the options on the right side.
The settings amongst other things serve to configure the view of the main window. They are, unless
determined otherwise, saved in the file "CoDeSys.ini" and restored at the next CoDeSys startup.
You have at your disposal the following categories:
• Load & Save
• User information
• Editor
• Desktop
• Color
• Directories
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